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G. BORNE-PAYNE.

TRAY.

No. 486,780. Patented Nov. 22, 1892.

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, TRAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486,780, dated November22, 1892.v Application filed .Tune 4, 1892. Serial No. 435.536. (Nomodel.) Patented in England April 1, 1892, No.l 6,321.

have invented certain new and useful Inn-y provements in Trays, (forwhich I have obtained Letters Patent in England, No. 6,321, dated Aprill, 1892;) and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and accurate description of the invention, which Will enable othersskilled in the trade to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is a tray that Will safely carry articlesfrom place to place Without danger to their being upset, broken, ordamaged. The tray consists of a square or oblong bottom made of Wire orwood, to each side of which is affixed atriangular side similarly made,which when folded together are self fixing and adjusting over a ring,through which a bar is passed, by which bar the tray is carried, so thatthe articles on or Within the tray cannot be upset or fall off or out.To one side of the tray is aftixeda small wire handle for the purpose ofmore easily carrying the tray when not in use for other purposes.

My invention is particularly designed for use in ocean steamships, andin its preferred form is constructed from galvanized iron Wire.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure l shows the tray opened to its fullest extent, the sides or doorsbeing lopened out atwise. Fig. 2 shows the tray containing food-carryingdishes, the sides or doors being closed and the handle in position.

The bottom or body part B is preferably made of No. 12 gage galvanizediron Wiresinterwoven at right angles, so as to form a meshthree-quarters of an inch square. There are sides S integral with thebottom. The sides are about one inch high. At the two opposite endsthere are triangular-shaped sides N, formed of the same-sized wire. Forthe purpose of saving Weight these are made of a series of parallelWires united to the outline or boundary wire, and there is a loop Z atthe apex of these two sides N, formed as shown. The sides are attachedto the body or sides S by Wire links n. On one of the sides there is adoor D', made like the sides N. y At its apex there is a ring r. Thedoor D is hinged to the sides S by links n. The fourth side carries adoorD,having at its apex a loop Z. It is attached to the bottom by linksm instead of being attached to the top of the side S, as is the casewhere short links n are employed.

H is aturned Wooden handle having at its center a groove g. Its diameterisalittle less than that of the ring r on the side D', into which itshould nicely fit. For convenience this handle is attached to a side ordoor bya cord or chain like c. In use the side D is turned up until ringr is over the center of the bottom B. The adjacent side N at the left ofD in Fig. 1 is nextbroughtup and its loop Z placed over ring r. Theopposite side N is then placed in positionin the same Way, and then thedishes are placed in position in the tray through the opening remainingand which is closed by the door D. The loopZ ot' doorD being placed overthe ring r, the handle H is passed through the ring r and the sides arefirmly locked together, as shown in Fig. 2, so that no rolling orpitching of the ship can displace them from the tray.

The tray so constructed is durable, inexpensive, and effective for theattainment of the desired end.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In atray, the combination of a four-sided rectangular base formed ofinterwoven Wires, four triangular side pieces of Wire, one for each sideof said base-piece, said side pieces being independently hinged to saidbasepiece, loops or circles, one at the apex of each of said sidepieces, registering With each other when the side pieces are closed, anda handle composed of a bar fitting one of said loops or circles, wherebysaid tray is carried, substantially as described.

2. In a tray, the combination of the basepiece B, having sides S, endpieces N N, and side piece D', hinged as at n, door D, hinged as at m,and the locking and carrying device composed of the parts Z rI-I, allarranged substantially as shown and described.

3. A tray composed of interwoven Wire having the form of a pyramid andconsisting of a rectangular base or bottom and triangular sides or doorshinged to each side of the rect- IOO angular base, said sidesterminating in a loop or ring, and a bolt or handle for locking saidrings or loops together, substantially as described.

4. A tray composed of interwoven galvanized-iron Wire having the form ofa pyramid, consisting of a rectangular base or bottom with a narrowupturned rim, tl "iangu1ar sides or doors, one for each side of saidbase,hinged l WILLIAM J AMES BALL, thereto, fastening devices, one atthe free l Solicitor, 23 Peckngton Road, Peckham, Lonangle of each dooror side, interlocking with den.

each other, and a bolt or handle, all arranged substantially asdescribed.

GEORGIANA HORNE-PAYNE.

Wi tnesses JAS. CROWDY, Solr., HowarcZHouse, Arundel Street, Strand,

London.

